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        <description><![CDATA[ The International Impact Award highlights how Hokies are connecting local impact to global opportunity through collaboration and innovation. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As International Education Week highlights global well-being, stories from across the university’s worldwide community reveal how connection fuels joy and learning. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Architecture alum Jordan Rogove is using his design expertise to create dignified modular housing for Maui wildfire survivors, reflecting his belief in architecture as a force for public good. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Engineering students helped bring clean water to a rural Kenyan community, marking a milestone for the Engineers Without Borders chapter’s first post-pandemic project. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Samantha “Sam” Bower, Alec Crispino, and Katherine Lemke joined global engine supplier Rolls-Royce at its site in Derby, a 90-minute train ride north of London. Home to the world’s largest indoor aerospace test bed, Derby is where aerospace engineers design, assemble, and test Trent jet engines as well as develop software and control systems for civilian and military aircraft engines.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Studying abroad isn’t just about where you go – it’s about how it changes you. Start planning your adventure at the Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday under two big white tents on the Drillfield.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Faculty leave the summer workshop at the Steger Center for International Scholarship in Switzerland with fresh plans for study abroad, virtual exchanges, and global partnerships. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Combining a mechanical engineering major with a biomedical engineering minor, senior John Linehan used a six-month stint with Adidas in Germany to explore the biomechanics of athletic shoes. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A passion for architecture and history led Elon Danziger from Virginia Tech to Florence, where his research is rewriting the story of the city’s famed Baptistery. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ After being diagnosed with a detached retina just days before she was to fly to India to lead a study abroad program, Professor Bonnie Zare relied on strong connections with Hokies and partners in India to ensure that her students could experience a transformative cultural immersion. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Louhan Dembele has found her passion improving resources to help fight a deadly parasitic disease. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With help from scholarships, Dunn was able to study abroad, perform veterinary research, and be a highly involved student. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students and faculty showcased the power of cross-cultural learning through vibrant performances, thought-provoking discussions, and interactive cultural exhibits that highlighted Virginia Tech’s commitment to fostering a diverse and interconnected academic community. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Drawing on the spirit of Ut Prosim, Erin Kaplan &#39;23 is helping relief efforts for her flood-damaged school in Spain, where roads are impassable and basic necessities scarce. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Interior design senior Ethan Greenough has found opportunity and inspiration through student organizations, overseas study, an internship, and the natural environment of Southwest Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Global Travel Oversight Committee has updated Virginia Tech Policy 1070: Global Travel Policy. The change will impact any individual flying internationally on university-supported travel.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech students learned about water quality in the remote Himalayan mountains of Nepal during a three week long trip to improve irrigation. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jacqueline Bixler, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Spanish, and Patricia Kelly, professor emerita in the School of Education, endowed scholarships to help students afford to study abroad.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Three students from three colleges had very different study abroad experiences in very different countries. A year later, all three say those experiences have had an outsize impact on their lives. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ To learn more, come to the Global Education Study Abroad Fair on the Drillfield on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This summer, the university’s European academic center in Switzerland hosted more than 80 faculty members and international collaborators for three major workshops on pandemic science, cryptography, and architecture. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech students shares experiences and insights traveling to Antarctica over the winter break. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the State of the University address, President Tim Sands’ interview two students at the Steger Center for International Scholarship in Switzerland offered a glimpse into the powerful effect of study abroad.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sharing stories of personal growth, love, and professional development, alumni who have studied at Virginia Tech’s European hub reflect on the enduring impact of their study abroad experiences. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Britt, a senior in the School of Communication, worked with Paramount+ this summer in New York City as a program and originals marketing intern. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In just the past year alone, the Virginia Tech flag has flown on all seven continents as Hokies traveled to over 50 countries to engage in study abroad experiences, pursue global research collaborations, and tackle international service projects. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Global Education Office will host its annual Study Abroad Fair on the Drillfield. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Professors María del Carmen Caña Jiménez and Vinodh Venkatesh created a $100,000 endowed scholarship in honor of their late son that will provide funding for Spanish majors to study abroad.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Pamplin College of Business Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) recently held its first-ever international experiential learning program, DEIB Around the World. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Department of Computer Science partnered with Alamein International University in Egypt for a semesterlong capstone project during which students learned to collaborate with international team members, consider global perspectives, and develop computer science-based solutions for international audiences.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech&#39;s international exchange program gives students such as Scott Hobbs and Satoka Mitsuhashi the ability to act as cultural ambassadors, promoting international relations at intimate levels. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ After weaving herself into the fabric of the university for more than half a century, Ferrari is honored for her roles in launching and supporting the Steger Center for International Scholarship and fostering untold numbers of study abroad opportunities. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Senior Emma de Bara gained a new perspective on the world while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago during a faculty-led program in Spain. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From Dubai to Cambodia and Switzerland to Brunei, faculty-led study abroad programs are opening the world to Virginia Tech students and helping them learn how to be good global citizens. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Education Abroad at Virginia Tech challenges students to engage with the world by providing study abroad opportunities that are academically, culturally, and personally enriching. This year&#39;s Global Education Office Fall Fair welcomed students to learn about study abroad opportunities by talking with leaders and coordinators of faculty-led programs, partner universities, or third-party providers on campus. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In the past year, more than 1,150 Virginia Tech students studied abroad, most in programs led by faculty members. All students, faculty, and staff are invited the Global Education Fall Fair on Sept. 21 to learn more about the university’s many global opportunities.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ After a two-year hiatus, nearly 100 undergraduate engineering students traveled to six countries during the two-week global education experience. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Gwyneth Schloer is is receiving undergraduate degrees in mechanical engineering, economics, and Spanish. She is working toward two graduate degrees as well, while also working for Northrup Grumman. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “For my mom, painting was more than a hobby,” said Jackson Ribler. “She channeled the pain of her cancer and poured it onto her canvas.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and peers in the Presidential Global Scholars program spend the semester at the Steger Center for International Scholarship in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Mortimer, founding director of the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, will take on an expanded role to enhance future degree programs, experiential-learning opportunities, and research ventures. ]]></description>
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        <title>Some roots take hold: Forestry and conservation families continue to shape their legacies at Virginia Tech</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Current Hokies Caleb Turner and Lily Martin are part of their family legacies in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment. ]]></description>
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        <title>Study abroad scholarships help students gain an international perspective</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students studying this semester at the Steger Center for International Scholarship are finding that living like a local in Switzerland means much more than cheese and chocolate. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Just before she left on a Fulbright program to Ireland, Chantal Skubic assisted Afghan refugees at an arrival site. The alumna began working with refugees in her junior year at Virginia Tech, and the experience has led her down a path of service to global communities.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Eight students spent a part of the past summer on an architecture and design journey of discovery to Mexico. The Center for Architecture Sustainability + Art Mexico Study Abroad Program was established by Virginia Tech alumni Steven and Cathi House of House + House Architects of San Francisco. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ When Hamdah Munir and Midhat Urooj came to Virginia Tech from their universities in Pakistan during the summer, the Sister 2 Sister Exchange Program participants knew they wanted to finish their degrees in mechanical and computer engineering respectively. But they also understood taking courses in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, a program partner, would round out their Blacksburg experience in unexpected ways. As first-time visitors to the U.S. and the only Sisiter 2 Sister participants to travel abroad and participate in on-campus activities in 2021, instead of virtually, both are returning home, having learned the value of studying internationally. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The program, which started in 2006, offers students the opportunity to visit and study universities in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and France each summer.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The established study abroad program switched to an intensive online internship program, giving Virginia Tech students skills in research design, programming, and data analysis as they analyzed food insecurity and conservation agriculture data from Ecuador. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Outreach and International Affairs fulfills the university’s global land-grant mission by building cross-sectoral partnerships, providing professional development programs, developing community engagement initiatives, and promoting diverse collaborations to enrich research and discovery and student learning. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a sustainable biomaterials major, Daniel Grizzard has been able to merge his passion for helping others with a field of study that strives to develop solutions that will lessen environmental impacts. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Donald Hempson explains why Virginia Tech values study abroad as a key component of the student experience. Photos taken by Virginia Tech students on study abroad programs. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech agriculture students spent six weeks in Ecuador working with local partners to survey Andean farmers. They spoke the language, explored historic sites, and got a taste for international development work. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A good physician needs to have a worldview in this age when cultural diversity is the norm. That&#39;s why fourth-year students at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine have the opportunity to expand the depth and breadth of their education by serving and learning in an international setting as part of their clinical rotations. Students may select from among established partnerships with hospitals and medical education programs in Brazil, France, Guatemala, India, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Korea, and Taiwan. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Whether the topic is wildlife rescue, holistic farming, study in Switzerland, cultural events, international research, graduate education and more -- Virginia Tech centers offer transformative experiences for students. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Follow a group of students through South Africa as they learn about agriculture, conservation, and wildlife management during a winter term abroad ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In this bonus content, first-generation college student Martin Vargas Alvines reflects on the study program that began in the United States and ended in his home country. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jose Luis Herrera shares how he&#39;s gained confidence and a sense of freedom, while Hannah Looney has learned to feel more comfortable in her own skin. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hannah, Jose Luis and Alessandra Nicole marshal facts and figures to make their case. Will their professors be pleased? ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hannah Looney and Jose Luis Herrera do some last-minute worrying as they and their colleague, Alessandra Nicole Hidalgo, prepare to give a presentation on ways to encourage trash removal. They stakes are high -- they are competing for a hypothetical $100k in funding. And, of course, the students are getting a grade for this work. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tag along with the students as they visit the site of floods, study a village kitchen and discover a small town in the Andes. All the while they are learning what it&#39;s like to be a development economist. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech student Hannah Looney expresses anticipation and shares some of the lessons learned during her 10-day trip to Peru. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Professor Marcos Agurto, an adjunct at Virginia Tech and a professor at the University of Piura, shows how students can learn by being present with the people they are trying to serve. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students from Virginia Tech and the University of Piura embark on a novel new program to study development economics on the ground on the coast and in the highlands of Peru. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As the winter season approaches, learn what it takes to become a Hibernating Hokie. A Hibernating Hokie is simply a Hokie who remains active and connected to Virginia Tech during the winter break to stay on track for graduation or to graduate early. They spend their winter session online taking courses, abroad studying in a new country, or on campus in Blacksburg. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Thirteen students traveled to Cuba for a week as part of a semester-long, 3-credit course, “Study Abroad to Cuba: Food Sovereignty, Culture, &amp; Resilience.” On May 3, each student will share details about the trip during an upcoming symposium from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Squires Student Center, Brush Mountain room. Admission is free, and the public is invited to enjoy oral presentations, posters, and a reception to follow. ]]></description>
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